The 2020–21 Eerste Divisie, known as Keuken Kampioen Divisie for sponsorship reasons, was the sixty-fifth season of Eerste Divisie since its establishment in 1955. It began on 28 August 2020, and came to an end on 12 May 2021.
Relegation for reserve teams On 1 August 2020, the KNVB detailed on its website in what scenarios the reserve teams in the league would have been relegated from the Eerste Divisie. However, on 24 February 2021, the KNVB eventually discontinued category A senior competitions in this season, including Tweede Divisie, thus no reserves would be relegated.
Relegation to the Tweede Divisie No reserve team from the Eerste Divisie could have been relegated to the Tweede Divisie if the lowest classified reserves team in the Eerste Divisie was to be in the top 10. If the lowest classified reserve team in the Eerste Divisie finished between 11th through 18th and the highest classified reserve team in the Tweede Divisie finished first, the two teams were to play each other in a two-legged tie to decide which team would have played in the Eerste Divisie the next season and which team would have played in the Tweede Divisie. If the lowest classified reserves in the Eerste Divisie finished 19th or 20th and the highest classified reserves in the Tweede Divisie finished first or second, the lowest classified team from the Eerste Divisie was to be relegated to the Tweede Divisie while the highest classified reserves in the Tweede Divisie was to be promoted to the Eerste Divisie. If a reserve team played in the Eerste Divisie and the first team was to be relegated from the Eredivisie to the Eerste Divisie, the reserves were to be automatically relegated to the Tweede Divisie. In case this reserve team was to finish between first through third in the final ranking of reserves, the fourth-placed team would have not been relegated.
Teams A total of 20 teams are taking part in the league. On 24 April 2020, the 2019–20 season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Netherlands. As a result, there was no promotion or relegation for the 2019–20 season, and the same teams are competing in the 2020–21 season.
Club Location Venue Capacity Almere City FC Almere Yanmar Stadion 4,501 SC Cambuur Leeuwarden Cambuurstadion 10,250 De Graafschap Doetinchem Stadion De Vijverberg 12,600 FC Den Bosch 's-Hertogenbosch Stadion De Vliert 8,713 FC Dordrecht Dordrecht Riwal Hoogwerkers Stadion 4,235 FC Eindhoven Eindhoven Jan Louwers Stadion 4,600 Excelsior Rotterdam Van Donge & De Roo Stadion 4,500 Go Ahead Eagles Deventer De Adelaarshorst 10,000 Helmond Sport Helmond SolarUnie Stadion 4,174 Jong Ajax Amsterdam Sportpark De ToekomstJohan Cruijff ArenA 2,05053,502 Jong AZ Alkmaar AFAS TrainingscomplexAFAS Stadion 20017,023 Jong PSV Eindhoven PSV Campus De HerdgangPhilips StadionJan Louwers Stadion 2,50036,5004,600 Jong FC Utrecht Utrecht Sportcomplex ZoudenbalchStadion Galgenwaard 55023,750 MVV Maastricht Maastricht Stadion De Geusselt 10,000 NAC Breda Breda Rat Verlegh Stadion 19,000 N.E.C. Nijmegen Goffertstadion 12,500 Roda JC Kerkrade Kerkrade Parkstad Limburg Stadion 19,979 Telstar Velsen Rabobank IJmond Stadion 3,060 TOP Oss Oss Frans Heesenstadion 4,560 FC Volendam Volendam Kras Stadion 7,384
Personnel and kits Club Manager Kit manufacturer Sponsors Almere City FC Jeroen Rijsdijk Craft Sens Online Solutions SC Cambuur Henk de Jong Craft Bouwgroep Dijkstra Draisma De Graafschap Mike Snoei Hummel AgriBioSource FC Den Bosch Jack de Gier Masita Timmermans Infra FC Dordrecht Jan Zoutman Jartazi Keukenwarenhuis.nl FC Eindhoven Ernie Brandts Nike VDL Groep Excelsior Marinus Dijkhuizen Quick DSW Zorgverzekeraar Go Ahead Eagles Kees van Wonderen Stanno Jumper de Diersuper Helmond Sport Wil Boessen Saller Heel Helmond Sport Jong Ajax Mitchell van der Gaag Adidas Ziggo Jong AZ Michel Vonk Under Armour AFAS Software Jong PSV Peter Uneken Umbro Metropoolregio Brainport Eindhoven Jong FC Utrecht Nike T-Mobile MVV Maastricht Darije Kalezić Masita NAC Breda Maurice Steijn Legea OK Tankstations N.E.C. Rogier Meijer Legea De Klok Groep Roda JC Kerkrade Jurgen Streppel Legea Beleef Kerkrade Telstar Andries Jonker Robey TOP Oss Klaas Wels Stanno Hendriks Bouw en Ontwikkeling FC Volendam Wim Jonk Jako HSB Bouw
Standings
Period tables
Period 1
Period 2
Period 3
Period 4
Fixtures/results
Statistics
Top scorers RankPlayerClubGoals1 Robert MührenSC Cambuur382 Elías Már ÓmarssonExcelsior223 Thomas VerheydtAlmere City20 Jizz HornkampFC Den Bosch5 Jeredy HiltermanJong FC Utrecht19 Glynor PletTelstar7 Samuele MulattieriFC Volendam188 Sydney van HooijdonkNAC Breda159 Ralf SeuntjensDe Graafschap1410 Mounir El AllouchiNAC Breda13
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